What color is #707861?

#707861 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707861?

The RGB value is 112, 120, 97: 112 red, 120 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707861?

The complementary color is #696178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707861?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707861 color

#707861 rgb(112, 120, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #707861 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.1% green and 38% blue (112, 120, 97).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#707861 color codes

HEX	`#707861`
RGB	`rgb(112, 120, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 19%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.18, -7.45, 11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.18, 13.83, 122.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.556, 17.741, 13.912)`
Decimal	`7370849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707861, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #707861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #707861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707861; }
.text { color: #707861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 120 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707861, #657861); }

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Questions

What color is #707861?: #707861 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707861?: The RGB value is 112, 120, 97: 112 red, 120 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707861?: The complementary color is #696178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707861?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.